Hey, Tuesday. Thanks for dropping by – here are the stories you should know about before heading onto your campus for another day of higher education:

PRINCETON NAMED TOP COLLEGE IN AMERICA

The Washington Post reported that U.S. News and World Report had released its annual college and university ranking list Tuesday.

The number one spot on the national university list was claimed by Princeton University for the seventh consecutive year while Williams College clenched the number one spot on the liberal arts list for the fifteenth consecutive year.

“Factors in the rankings include graduation and retention rates, surveys of college officials and high school counselors, spending on faculty and selectivity in admissions,” the Post wrote.

DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IRMA DOESN’T APPEAR AS BAD AS FEARED

Flooding from Hurricane Irma wasn’t as bad as expected in Florida, though damage is still widespread from the massive storm. (Image: YouTube screenshot/Al Jazeera English)

Florida residents are beginning to survey the damage across the state, as the massive storm slowly rolled into Georgia.

The New York Timesreports that, “the damage in Florida was not as bad as some had predicted, partly because there was less flooding than expected. Still, more than 60 percent of residents are without power, and the Keys sustained heavy damage.”

The damage in the Caribbean region is far worse than what the U.S. mainland appears to have sustained. In some areas, it could take years to recover from the trail of destruction that Irma left behind.

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NEW IPHONE TO BE REVEALED TODAY

Apple is back in the spotlight, today revealing what some experts are calling it’s most important line of products in years. The star of the show — which will be the first press event held in the new Steve Jobs Theatre — is a new iPhone, which could cost up to $1,000.